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東は東西は西【ひがしはひがしにしはにしhigashihahigashinishihanishi】

expression:

  • East is East, and West is West - proverb
桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなすtourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichiwonasu】桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す・桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

expression:

  • a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself - proverb
盗人にも三分の理【ぬすびとにもさんぶのりnusubitonimosanbunori】

expression:

  • the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons - proverb
盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり【ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなりnusubitowotoraetemirebawagakonari】

expression:

  • the doting parent's purse is plundered; the thief caught turns out to be one's own son [literal] - proverb
逃がした魚は大きい【にがしたさかなはおおきいnigashitasakanahaookii】

expression:

  • the biggest fish is always the one that got away - proverb
逃げるが勝ち【にげるがかちnigerugakachi】

expression:

  • he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; fleeing is winning [literal] - proverb
同日の論ではない【どうじつのろんではないdoujitsunorondehanai】

expression:

  • there is no comparison between the two; it's not a same-day discussion [literal] - proverb
得手に帆を揚げる【えてにほをあげるetenihowoageru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine - idiom
毒にも薬にもならない【どくにもくすりにもならないdokunimokusurinimonaranai】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • That will do neither harm nor good - idiom
毒を食らわば皿まで【どくをくらわばさらまでdokuwokurawabasaramade】毒を食らわば皿迄

expression:

  • In for a penny, in for a pound - idiom
二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず【にとをおうものはいっとをもえずnitowooumonohaittowomoezu】

expression:

  • if you run after two hares you will catch neither - proverb
二度あることは三度ある【にどあることはさんどあるnidoarukotohasandoaru】二度ある事は三度ある

expression:

  • what happens twice will happen thrice - proverb
日暮れて道遠し【ひくれてみちとおしhikuretemichitooshi】

expression:

  • the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off - proverb
入るを量りて出ずるを制す【いるをはかりていずるをせいすiruwohakariteizuruwoseisu】入るを計りて出ずるを制す

expression:

  • cut your coat according to your cloth - proverb
忍の一字【にんのいちじninnoichiji】

expression:

  • patience is the only way - proverb
猫に鰹節【ねこにかつおぶしnekonikatsuobushi】

expression:

  • temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk - idiom
ほとぼりが冷める【ほとぼりがさめるhotoborigasameru】ホトボリが冷める【ホトボリがさめるHOTOBORIgasameru】熱りが冷める【ほとぼりがさめるhotoborigasameru】

expression:

  • the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down - idiom
年が立つ【としがたつtoshigatatsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

年は争えない【としはあらそえないtoshihaarasoenai】

expression:

  • age will tell - proverb
念には念を入れる【ねんにはねんをいれるnennihanenwoireru】念には念をいれる Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
馬は馬連れ【うまはうまづれumahaumazure】

expression:

馬鹿とはさみは使いよう【ばかとはさみはつかいようbakatohasamihatsukaiyou】馬鹿と鋏は使い様

expression:

  • everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - proverb
馬鹿につける薬はない【ばかにつけるくすりはないbakanitsukerukusurihanai】馬鹿に付ける薬は無い

expression:

  • a born fool is never cured; there is no medicine for fools [literal] - proverb
馬鹿の一つ覚え【ばかのひとつおぼえbakanohitotsuoboe】バカの一つ覚え【バカのひとつおぼえBAKAnohitotsuoboe】ばかの一つ覚え【ばかのひとつおぼえbakanohitotsuoboe】

expression:

  • one who knows little often repeats it - proverb
敗軍の将は兵を語らず【はいぐんのしょうはへいをかたらずhaigunnoshouhaheiwokatarazu】

expression:

  • don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy [literal] - proverb
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